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Hi friends, this lesson will make your stamps and embossing folders way more useful! I am a bit of an embossing folder collector, I shudder to think at the amount of folders I have on my desk but these are tools we invest in and can use over and over. I mean, heck, why pay $1 for a pre embossed sheet of cardstock when we can buy an embossing folder for $4 and emboss until our hearts are content. Oh! Before I forget be sure to leave a comment if you want a chance to win the rubber stamps I used from Art Neko, I will pick a winner in a week and this giveaway is open worldwide:)

Sometimes though, we want more than just a textured paper and many of these designs are pretty enough on their own to be the focal point if a card and that is what we will do today. We will make a card by stamping on top of an embossed image! Watch the video to see how!

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Directions:
1. Emboss paper then tape to secure it in the open embossing folder.
2. Stamp on paper while still in folder.
3. Ink paper to color the background, use a sponge blender if you don’t have a spongy inkpad.
4. Accent with colored pencils.
5. Remove paper from folder and use this beautiful image on a card!

I really love this technique and I hope you give it a try! You can use this with any embossing folder, just make sure you stamp on the debossed side (the side with the most flat area) and it will work. Remember that generic patterns will give you more of a designer paper look while folder with a defined motif (like the birch trees) will give you more of a finished scene. It literally adds more dimension to your stamp art! Don’t forget to leave a comment for a chance to win the stamps I used and til next time happy crafting!

173 Responses

Such a fun technique. I would love these stamps. It’s way harder than I thought to find a decent evergreen tree stamp! I would also love to see this with other folder/stamp combos sometime. I am having a hard time picturing it! Thanks so much.

I wish my brain worked as creatively as yours! Lol. I want to make Christmas card for some family members who have helped my kids and me over the years but my stamp collection is just sad. I only started about w yes ago anyways lol. Would love some great art neko stanps! 😉

This opens so many design possibilities, it’s almost mind blowing! I would also like to see you do this technique again with more of the designer paper look you mentioned. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!

How very imaginative! I have been following your watercolor advice for a while and you have turned me on to the expertise of others such as the Spin doctor and Cinnamon. I’m learning a lot about products and technique. I have just started my card making hobby. Thanks for all that you do!

I love your card! And I definitely have an embossing folder addiction! I’m afraid to count how many I actually do own! LOL! But, I very seldom make a card without embossing. It just makes such elegant cards! Thanks for sharing a great technique for using EFs! And thanks for the chance to win your giveaway!

Oh my gosh, I love trees and I love this idea! I have an embossing folder of one large tree; and would love to have this one. I would also love to experiment and try to put some deer in between those trees. That would make a fun card for some of the men in my life!

As usual, your card is spectacular! OMGoodness, I have so many embossing folders and I use them every day so I love this idea. I’m always looking for new ways to get more mileage out of my supplies…and this one rocks!! Thank you for the opportunity to win these cool stamps too. Happy Thanksgiving!! ♥

Stunning! Someone commented that it is hard to find a good tree, and they are right!! And your method surprised me. I thought you were going to stamp on the folder and then “transfer” the ink to the folder. I much prefer your method!! (what a V8 moment & inspiration)

OH no I just started organizing my stamps, stamping all of them in a book so I can reference what I have. My memory is so awful I’m surprised I haven’t doubled up yet. Now I’ll have a spot to remind me of what is in my collection and come up with combinations I didn’t see before.
After watching this I’ll be going through the embossing folders with a new eye too. This is wonderful I love using my supplies in different ways. I’ve made a few notes in my stamp book already about trying paints on some, or, I know there’s a term for it but I’m calling it reinking, using a texture stamp on another stamp. Things I believe I’ve see you do.
Thanks for all the great ideas!

What a clever girl you are! You have made a rather stunning piece of art from some supplies that in my house would just sit in a drawer! I loved watching your process as you worked on this piece. I would love to see you do something like this with other embossing folders and stamps. Thank you for a creative experience! I may even try this!

After watching one of your stamping videos I went to micheals and got a couple of stamps and inks. They are a fun type of art to experiment with. I would love to win another stamp to add to my collection. Thank you.

I loved how you used the embossing folder in a different way then it was intended for. The way you used it made my creative wheel turn and turn! I don’t have even one embossing folder in my possession, but now the collection will begin! Hahaha! Thank you sharing!

What a cool technique. The card is beautiful.
I will definitely be using a lot more of my embossing folders. Thank for showing us another wonderful way to use what we already have and create something great 🙂

I love embossing folders. They are a bit of creative magic. I send out 10 or more cards a week .I use embossing folders for many of those cards. I learned new ways to use them from you today. Thanks for your creative view of the world.

Wow, you found a folder that I don’t have. Truly, I didn’t think it was possible. Thanks for your great video, it is a beautiful way to make a really beautiful card. I will be on the look out for more folders that lend themselves to your awesome technique . Bet you will never guess what I will be doing this afternoon!!! Thanks again!!

I don’t have a big shot or any such machine so do not have many embossing folders, but this technique has definitely inspired me to save up and get a machine and more folders. Love the card and tree stamps. Thank you Lindsay

Hi Lindsay, What a great idea. I have the Big Kick Sizzix machine and I see I don’t use it to its full capacity. Thanks for another great tutorial and idea’s to use our products more than once and in different ways that I wouldn’t have thought of. We are so lucky to have you for inspiration…. Sure would love to win your latest giveaway. Hope your Thanksgiving is extra special……

I love the scene you made using the birch tree embossing folder. I have so many embossing folders that I hardly use. They are one of those things that I buy for a specific project, but don’t know how to make more versatile. Thanks for sharing!!

Hi Lindsay!! I love everything you do! You make even difficult techniques seem so easy! I don’t have the birch tree embossing folder yet. However, after watching your video, I definitely want it now. This Christmas card would be a wonderful card for those on your list who are rustic or even for the guys. Change the card a little and make it a year around birthday card. Lots of ideas!!! Thank you so much Lindsay for sharing your talents with us and making a difficult technique seem easy!!! Wishing you a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!

Love the video! I also Love Art Neco stamps! I have ordered a few from them so it would be great to win this! Love that embossing folder you are using! I still use a lot of embossing folders! Thank you so much for doing another giveaway! Have a Happy Thanksgiving 🙂

Great card design! I love how you used the embossing folder, now I’ll have to take a look at my stash and see how I can do this technique. Thanks Lindsay for all your videos and for a chance to win. Happy Thanksgiving.

What an awesome technique Lindsay! I will be trying this for sure!! I just love your channel. I’ve been stamping for years, but haven’t run across this yet. I’ve been watching your videos for years and I’m thankful for you today on Thanksgiving! 🙂

Pretty card and clever idea. I like the idea of keeping the embossed image in the folder when you stamp on it. I will try this when I add color to an embossed image. I do that a lot of this by running the inks across the embossed image. This will help to keep them stiff and not get into the crevices as much.

This is an awesome giveaway. I have drooled for months over videos just like this one, but the tools just aren’t in my budget. I have to hand – draw all of my art. I love drawing, but these products would open new doors for my arts and crafts. Thanks for the video, and the contest.

Stunning card! Thank you so much for this idea… I dont have those stamps or that embossing folder..but going to try this technique using something different. I found your blog after searching google to see if melting those perler beads was safe..!! Thank you for that funny … and informative post also! 🙂 Subscribed to your blog today..although I have been watching you on youtube for awhile ..

Very pretty. For a daring shot, try freehand embossing….. start small though… these tall tree trunks could work. Basically straight lines and a few branches. craft foam for the base to emboss into and a rounded tipped embossing tool. practice on the proper pressure with different papers and find the ones that work best for you. 🙂

Great technique! You’re so creative! Where do you come up with so many cool ideas? I told my sister to save all her bottle lids for me so I can make stamp sponges with them. I must have at least ten lids now! Now I just need to wait to get back in the states to go to the dollar store to get the makeup sponges! So much cheaper then buying the sponges in the craft stores!

Oh my, you are brilliant! I have this woodsy embossing folder on my wish list! The tree stamps are beautiful. The depth of the scene grows right in front of your eyes, looking like a painting! Thank you for sharing this technique. I admire the understated nature of the card for winter time greetings. Best to you!

Hello, Lindsay. I just love watching your videos! Your presentation manner is always so friendly and upbeat! Not only are your videos educational and inspiring, but they are so full of your lovely cheerful personality.

I really like the Art Neko stamps, and the embossing folder from Darice that you used in this video. Based on your referral some months ago, I perused the Art Neko website, and I was just amazed at the incredible variety of their gorgeous stamps! Wow! Thank you for the chance to win these Art Neko stamps!

I really appreciate your efforts in showing us creative methods, new techniques, and interesting ways to make the most use of our supplies. I hope that you had a happy Thanksgiving with your family. Kind regards, Pamela in Ontario, Canada

I too have a “few” embossing folders!!! This technique opens up a whole new group of opportunities for unique cards. Thank you so much for the great tutorial! I have my Christmas cards for this year done, but I’m already looking to next year. This may be the one!!!

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